Kindle for a child?

Better_Days

I've got both a Kindle and a Nook. I used to read a lot but had to stop due to problems with my eyes. But e readers are great, they are easy on the eye and you can change the font size. Books can be heavy too but a Kindle or Nook is easy to prop up and read.

There is a fantastic choice of books for the Kindle and lots and lots of free books too.
http://uk.freereadfeed.com/

I bought the Nook a few months ago when they went down to £29 as it meant I could also borrow books from the library.

I dithered for ages before I bought a Kindle - it was when the keyboard version was in the region of £100, but haven't regretted it all and wished I had bought one a lot sooner.

They are especially good when you are on the move. Before I go on holiday, I usually download some free books and also some paid ones, so I have a choice to browse through depending on how I feel. Also great for when you are waiting for hospital or doctors appointments - the time just flies and before you know it your name has been called.

Hope your daughter loves her e-reader OP, I wish they were around when I was a child.

emz118

I had a kindle keyboard, and I loved it, but I could never find a light that worked well with it.

When the paperwhite came out, I saved my Birthday and Christmas money and Tesco vouchers and it was worth every penny!!!

It lives in my bag and is fab for reading in light or dark rooms or outside by adjusting the backlight. Yes the books are slightly more expensive, but there are lots of free books too.

I haven't got any experience of it with a child, but as long as the parental controls work, I don't see any reason why not!

zoesmummy_2006

im getting my 7 year old a kindle/nook for xmas, she loves to read and I've already got all the harry potters, a collection of roald dahl, enid blyton and the how to train your dragon books ready to load onto it for starters for her. She loves to read on mine, but its the kindle fire and well, its mine lol!!

southerndave

Great thread, thanks. We were wondering what to get our son for xmas as apart from a lukewarm hankering for an r/c car, he doesn't really want much. We thought about a Kindle but weren't sure if it would be suitable, but it seems from people's experiences here that it would. He reads, but has short attention span sometimes and struggles with heavy tomes. However he iis tech savvy and we hope this 'tech' will encourage reading more.

Thanks!